Design and analysis of a new wave energy converter based on a point absorber and a hydraulic system harvesting energy from waves near the shore in calm seas

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 661-690
Author(s):  
Silvio Barbarelli ◽  
Mario Amelio ◽  
Teresa Castiglione ◽  
Gaetano Florio ◽  
Nino Michele Scornaienchi
Keyword(s):  
Wave Energy ◽  
Hydraulic System ◽  
Wave Energy Converter ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Energy Converter ◽  
Point Absorber

scholarly journals Passive Model Predictive Control on a Two-Body Self-Referenced Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1731
Author(s):  
Dan Montoya ◽  
Elisabetta Tedeschi ◽  
Luca Castellini ◽  
Tiago Martins
Keyword(s):  
Model Predictive Control ◽  
Predictive Control ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Linear Constraints ◽  
Wave Energy Converter ◽  
Control Technique ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Energy Converter ◽  
Point Absorber

Wave energy is nowadays one of the most promising renewable energy sources; however, wave energy technology has not reached the fully-commercial stage, yet. One key aspect to achieve this goal is to identify an effective control strategy for each selected Wave Energy Converter (WEC), in order to extract the maximum energy from the waves, while respecting the physical constraints of the device. Model Predictive Control (MPC) can inherently satisfy these requirements. Generally, MPC is formulated as a quadratic programming problem with linear constraints (e.g., on position, speed and Power Take-Off (PTO) force). Since, in the most general case, this control technique requires bidirectional power flow between the PTO system and the grid, it has similar characteristics as reactive control. This means that, under some operating conditions, the energy losses may be equivalent, or even larger, than the energy yielded. As many WECs are designed to only allow unidirectional power flow, it is necessary to set nonlinear constraints. This makes the optimization problem significantly more expensive in terms of computational time. This work proposes two MPC control strategies applied to a two-body point absorber that address this issue from two different perspectives: (a) adapting the MPC formulation to passive loading strategy; and (b) adapting linear constraints in the MPC in order to only allow an unidirectional power flow. The results show that the two alternative proposals have similar performance in terms of computational time compared to the regular MPC and obtain considerably more power than the linear passive control, thus proving to be a good option for unidirectional PTO systems.

High-performance and robust bistable point absorber wave energy converter

2021 ◽  
pp. 108767
Author(s):  
Ru Xi ◽  
Haicheng Zhang ◽  
DaolinXu ◽  
Huai Zhao ◽  
Ramnarayan Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Wave Energy ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Wave Energy Converter ◽  
Energy Converter ◽  
Point Absorber

scholarly journals Linear and nonlinear hydrodynamic models for dynamics of a submerged point absorber wave energy converter

2020 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 106828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin W. Schubert ◽  
William S.P. Robertson ◽  
Benjamin S. Cazzolato ◽  
Mergen H. Ghayesh
Keyword(s):  
Wave Energy ◽  
Wave Energy Converter ◽  
Hydrodynamic Models ◽  
Energy Converter ◽  
Point Absorber ◽  
Linear And Nonlinear

scholarly journals Loads on a Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converter in Regular and Focused Extreme Wave Events

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eirini Katsidoniotaki ◽  
Edward Ransley ◽  
Scott Brown ◽  
Johannes Palm ◽  
Jens Engström ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wave Energy ◽  
Wave Train ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Wave Energy Converter ◽  
Extreme Waves ◽  
Extreme Wave ◽  
Energy Converter ◽  
Point Absorber ◽  
Wave Energy Converters ◽  
Extreme Loads

Abstract Accurate modeling and prediction of extreme loads for survivability is of crucial importance if wave energy is to become commercially viable. The fundamental differences in scale and dynamics from traditional offshore structures, as well as the fact that wave energy has not converged around one or a few technologies, implies that it is still an open question how the extreme loads should be modeled. In recent years, several methods to model wave energy converters in extreme waves have been developed, but it is not yet clear how the different methods compare. The purpose of this work is the comparison of two widely used approaches when studying the response of a point-absorber wave energy converter in extreme waves, using the open-source CFD software OpenFOAM. The equivalent design-waves are generated both as equivalent regular waves and as focused waves defined using NewWave theory. Our results show that the different extreme wave modeling methods produce different dynamics and extreme forces acting on the system. It is concluded that for the investigation of point-absorber response in extreme wave conditions, the wave train dynamics and the motion history of the buoy are of high importance for the resulting buoy response and mooring forces.

scholarly journals Design and simulation of point absorber wave energy converter

2021 ◽  
Vol 321 ◽  
pp. 03003
Author(s):  
Devesh Singh ◽  
Anoop Singh ◽  
Akshoy Ranjan Paul ◽  
Abdus Samad
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Wave Energy Converter ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Ocean Energy ◽  
Energy Converter ◽  
Point Absorber ◽  
Time Response Analysis ◽  
Floating System ◽  
Energy Harvesting System

The paper aims to design and simulation of a wave energy harvesting system commonly known as point absorber for Ennore port located in the coastal area of Chennai, India. The geographical condition of India, which is surrounded by the three sides with seas and ocean, has enormous opportunity for power production through wave energy harvesting system. The wave energy converter device is a two-body floating system and its both parts are connected by power take-off unit which acts as spring mass damper system. In this paper, the hydrodynamic diffraction, stability analysis, frequency, and time response analysis is carried out on ansys-aqwa. The numerical results are compared with the results obtained from the similar experiments for validation of CFD solver. Effects of the properties featuring wave characteristics including wave height and wave period of Ennore port on the energy conversion, Froude-Krylov and diffraction force, response amplitude operator (RAO) are studied. Based on the study, float diameter, draft, geometry, and varying damping coefficient for power generation are optimized. Finally, the optimally designed point absorber is simulated as per Indian ocean energy harvesting standard and mass of the system, heave dimension, diffraction forces, and pressure variations are computed.

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